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If you read the article I linked to you would know why it has arsenic in it.Rice that has arsenic in it?? In the US?? You guys do realize that the US has mega strict rules for imports, right? I think maybe the news headlines just made that up. My country is right next to China, has super lax import rules, and there's never been a problem with the rice. With a lot of other stuff from China, but never rice
4. Rice has higher arsenic levels than other grains because of the way the rice plant grows, since it absorbs more water than other plants. Arsenic is released into the environment through fertilizers and pesticides, which are then absorbed as the plants grow.
So the use of fertilisers and pesticides iare the main source of arsenic. But we are taking about minute amounts here. I expect the same could be said for say aluminium or any other heavy metal...
Yes the import laws are strict, but they still allow some arsenic in good because apart from anything else it is a naturally occurring element and impossible to completely get rid of in your diet. So import laws set maximum limit because the human body can handle certain amounts of arsenic, it is only possibly poisonous at a certain level/dosage.